72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries |
| 17 Mar 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 05 Mar 2014 07:47 AM PST Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Fri, 17 Mar 1944 Heavy low clouds & rain. Warmer. Ground bread rice & carried food. No news no rumours. Choir practice 6.30pm. "A Bill of Divorcement" at St Stephen's. Some letters arrived from Canadian repatriates. Kids–3 8ozs. 5-9 10ozs. General 13oz. Light Labour 17oz. H.L. 20ozs. ((These look like rations, graded according to the size / workload of the recipient. Does anyone know what was being measured? eg is it the total weight of food per day, or ...?)) |
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